Input-output tables (IOTs) are a useful tool because they embody the supply chain relationships between different industries in an economy, as well as between industries and final demand agents. IOTs provide a basis for the analysis of the contributions made by local industries to domestic economic activity. King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) has undertaken a project to process the supply-use tables (SUTs) provided by GASTAT,1 with the aim of producing IOTs that focus on the domestic economy. This paper describes the approaches taken to transform the 2019 SUT and produce an IOT for Saudi Arabia for the same year, and then updates the 2019 IOT to 2025 and 2030 by running a simulation using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Saudi Arabia.
